Edgar L. Ritchie1
b. 1889, d. 1923
 Edgar Ritchie photo courtesy Susan Henderson |
| Father | James Walker Ritchie2,3 b. 10 Jun 1866, d. 11 Aug 1897 |
| Mother | Laura A. Berry4 b. 7 Apr 1867, d. 19 Jun 1908 |
| Birth | 1889 | Edgar L. Ritchie was born in 1889 in Virginia.1 |
| Edgar was only about 8 years old when his father died. His mother remarried a few years later, but she too died at a young age in 1908. | ||
| Cens-1910 | 21 Apr 1910 | In 1910 Edgar and his two younger siblings made their home together in the community of Damascus in Washington County, Virginia, where they had grown up. Both 21 year old Edgar and his 18 year old brother worked at a lumber mill.5 |
| Military | Edgar was wounded during World War I.3 | |
| Death | 1923 | Edgar died in 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland, as the result of an accidental gas leak.1,3 |
| Burial | He was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
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Edgar's headstone |
| Last Edited | 24 Jun 2011 |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 170. Stone reported to read: Edgar L. Ritchie, 1889-1923 (Masonic Emblem).
- [S2593] Craig Ritchie, "Craig Ritchie," e-mail to Diana Powell, 1 Nov. 2011. Craig cites Washington Co. Chancery Proceeding: David G. Ritchie, executors vs M.M. Ritchie, et al; copy of case provided by the Library of Virginia. The complaint lists the heirs of Columbus Ritchie, which included: "Ethel Ritchie, Claude Ritchie and Edgar Ritchie, children of J. Walker Ritchie, deceased". [J. Walker Ritchie was the son of James L. Ritchie who was the deceased brother of Columbus Ritchie]
- [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 88.
- [S2677] Susan Henderson, "Ethel Ritchie," e-mail to D. Powell, 5 Apr 2011.
- [S237] Edgar L. Ritchie household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Damascus, ED 119, sheet 10A, dwelling 197, family 202, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 19 of 26. Enumeration includes: Edgar L. Ritchie, 21, sgl, laborer in lumber mill; Ethel R., sister, 20; Claude C., brother, 18, laborer in lumber mill; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.